Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 12, 2010
Submitted
August 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30557
Aircraft time
35,778 hours, 4,365 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Amplifier
Part number
6228850200
Condition
Faulty
Location
Satcom
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SATCOM VOICE AND DATA INOP MSG 23-60061 LOW GAIN AMP INTERMITTENTLY INOP. RESET CB AND GND TEST PASS BUT DUE TO HISTORY SUGGEST TO REPLACE LOW GAIN AMP. FOUND ALL SATCOM UNITS IN CEILING RACK COVERED WITH DUST. CLEANED. INSTALLATION TEST WAS OK. REPLACED HIGH POWER AMP HPA. STA CALL TO SAMC GOOD.